The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-02-09
OLD TOUCH CABsAGE
Sends Us Some Interesting News From
the Rural "Desstrlcts."
Spring Hill, Feb. LIST, 1887.

Editor Of the Chronicle:
I see in q recent issue of your paper
that Livingston and the other side Of The
range are trying to pass an ordinance
of secession from Gallatin county. Dur
ing the war we were branded "butter.
nut" and "copperhead," for opposing CO.
ercion; we are anxious to know what
they will brand us in refusing to sign
remonstrance in this case. We opposed
division two years ago, but have out
grown our opposition. We believe the
time has come to let them go in peace.
Their anxiety for separation has caused
them to
GROW SELFISH;
30 much 30, that at the last election Of
county officers, party lines were ignored,
and they supported their side Of the
range. We say, let them 20, but don't
give them their own way about it.
The ladies of this burg have laid their
fans aside for the time being. Old Bore
as has driven the sweat back from them
now -a-days.
Both mills are running to their full
capacity. The old reliable Union mill,
while 1t don't create much of a sensa-'
tion in the wheat market of the terri.
tory, by Its ravanous appetite for wheat,
yet its leading brand, Bakers Delight" !"
finds ready sale in the markets, and is
kept running to its full capacity to sup
ply its orders. The Empire has just
started up and got some -four on the
market. The universal praise we hear
from all who have used the -four, is Ger
tainly encouraging to the farmers of this
section. The mill is one of the best in
the territory, having a capacity of 100
barrels, and filled with the latest and
most approved machinery, makes it a
valuable adjunct to this community.
We would suggest to persons who are
looking for
FAVORABLE SITUATIONS
to launch ont in the mercantile business,
to come and see the country. Mill
creek Is the finest water power in the
territory-we except none. It has been
our privilege to see this stream for the
last seventeen years, and never have
seen, during this period, the least particle
of ice along the edge of the stream, until
it has travelled two miles from the canyon
from which it takes it's source. This
makes it one of the finest locations for a
woolen factory in the territory. The
country surrounding is Of the most fer
tile land in Montana. The foothills
along the base of the mountains are un.
like the rolling lands Of the states. They
are our most fertile lands. The inter.
mediate lands, between the East Gala.
tin and the mountains, are the least pro
ductive, with few exceptions, yet they
are all susceptible of the plow.
Within radius of four miles of the
Empire mill, can be found about seventy
permanently located settlers, and abou
sixty of them are families, some of then
numbering up close to the teens. TIL,
remainder belong to the cranky olt
bachelor list, but we married folks ar,
making 1t 30 hot for them that they will
either have to sell out and eniigrate, &c
married, or
CRAWL INTO THEIR HOLE,
and pull their hole in after them.
In support of our suggestion to person
who are in search Of a location to z
into the mercantile business. We are ii
close proximitv to the snow-bound sci
tiers Of Pass creek. While at at presen
they are cut off from all communication
with the outsite world by the "beautifu
snow" it is to be hoped that they vii
sometime in the near future be permi,
ted to emerge from their Lapland homel
and mingle with us of the tropical cl
mate, and when they are, coffee an
sugar will be in demand. as we'll as a
the other necesaries Of life. 1t require
two days for them to 60 to Bozeman |
trade, while they can come here an
trade and return home in one. The
might be safely put down as an adjun'
! to this settlement, as patrons to . stor
With Belgrade and the two mills her
J we ought not to have to go to Bozema
for market for our grain. And lastl
but not leastly, the great railroad froI
the Mexican boundary to the Mexica
line, Is to come by Spring Hill. Mo-
anon. OLp Touch GARBAGE.
IS. There is no gossip about tn